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I've just shut the back door, closed the kitchen window and turned on the air conditioner because the people who live in the house behind me are sitting outside and smoking. There have been guests, a celebratory lunch and now a smoke. Who in this day and age still smokes ? My neighbours. There's COVID-19 and people are still smoking.
I'm feeling a bit better today. Calmer. A medical appointment yesterday upset me. I accompanied my 91 year old father when he went to see his nephrologist. He has to decide whether he wants to do dialysis. His nephrologist advises against it because of his age and his underlying heart condition. She thinks that instead of helping that his overall health will deteriorate. She also advises that dialysis doesn't always work especially in the elderly. My father has a difficult decision to make and I don't know how to advise him. The COVID virus might be around but people have other problems too, problems that don't go away because COVID-19 is with us.
I've had a check up recently after a hysterectomy as treatment for endometrial cancer 18 months ago. Other problems don't go away because of COVID-19.
A word on mask wearing. I wish people would do it properly. Medical establishments now insist that all patients wear masks but some people pull them down under their nose or even under their chin when they feel like it. And you aren't supposed to touch them without first sanitising your hands and you sanitise your hands after you touch the mask too. Well some people are doing any old thing. Touching everything, their mask included. Heaven help us.
An essential visit to the chemist yesterday saw a maskless woman rush in hysterical because a doctor's surgery was closed for COVID-19 cleaning.
I'm feeling a bit better today. Calmer. A medical appointment yesterday upset me. I accompanied my 91 year old father when he went to see his nephrologist. He has to decide whether he wants to do dialysis. His nephrologist advises against it because of his age and his underlying heart condition. She thinks that instead of helping that his overall health will deteriorate. She also advises that dialysis doesn't always work especially in the elderly. My father has a difficult decision to make and I don't know how to advise him. The COVID virus might be around but people have other problems too, problems that don't go away because COVID-19 is with us.
I've had a check up recently after a hysterectomy as treatment for endometrial cancer 18 months ago. Other problems don't go away because of COVID-19.
A word on mask wearing. I wish people would do it properly. Medical establishments now insist that all patients wear masks but some people pull them down under their nose or even under their chin when they feel like it. And you aren't supposed to touch them without first sanitising your hands and you sanitise your hands after you touch the mask too. Well some people are doing any old thing. Touching everything, their mask included. Heaven help us.
An essential visit to the chemist yesterday saw a maskless woman rush in hysterical because a doctor's surgery was closed for COVID-19 cleaning.